
Politics
How difficult is it to redistrict Pennsylvania? ‘Not very,’ say area eighth-graders
Pennsylvania’s contentious congressional map has spurred disagreement among the state judiciary, lawmakers, and the governor. Yet students came up with several solutions.
7 years ago
Listen 3:26Behind the Obama portraits: 2 artists put their own spin on a presidential tradition
Long before the official unveiling of the Obama's portraits, the artists who painted them began working on details like Michelle's dress and Barack's background tableau.
7 years ago
Reports: Police recommend indictments of Netanyahu
For months police have been investigating two cases. Netanyahu has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
7 years ago
Criminal justice advocates praise Murphy’s revival of N.J. sentencing commission
The commission was formed in 2009, but never gained traction in a state with a 12-to-1 black-white disparity in its incarceration rate.
7 years ago
White House budget calls for deep cuts to HUD
The White House budget is non-binding but carries weight as a statement of the president's spending priorities.
7 years ago
Ballot access eased for third-party, independent candidates in Pa.
Third-party and independent candidates will have an easier time running for office in Pennsylvania following settlement of a longstanding federal lawsuit.
7 years ago
Northeast Corridor tunnel backers feel shorted by Trump plan
Proponents of a $13 billion project to build a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey are panning President Donald Trump's infrastructure proposal.
7 years ago
Police: Donald Trump Jr.’s wife exposed to white powder
A police department spokesman says a preliminary test of the powder indicated it wasn't dangerous.
7 years ago
Trump wants NASA out of space station by 2025, private businesses in
Under President Donald Trump's 2019 proposed budget released Monday, U.S. government funding for the space station would end by 2025.
7 years ago
Delaware County man accused of lying to cover war crimes in Liberia
A civil suit claims a Sharon Hill man orchestrated the slaughter of 600 civilians during civil war in the African country.
7 years ago
Listen 2:19New Jersey may begin offering college financial aid for DACA students
There are more than 22,000 DACA participants in New Jersey, the ninth highest number of the so-called Dreamers in the country.
7 years ago
What’s in the new budget deal?
Congress passed a large-scale budget deal on Friday morning that raised the government’s spending limit by $300 billion for the next ...
Air Date: February 12, 2018
Listen 18:29Friday is the court-imposed deadline for the Pennsylvania legislature to agree on a new ...
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Pa. legislature will miss redistricting deadline, but negotiations may continue
Republican leaders in Pennsylvania’s House and Senate said Thursday evening it is impossible for them to pass a new congressional map before the state Supreme Court’s Friday.
7 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court details violation of voter rights in full opinion striking down congressional map
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court found that the state’s congressional district map deprives voters’ of their right to “free and equal” elections.
7 years ago